Compact Floribunda Rose Plant Named &#39;Poulpal058&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Compact Floribunda class which has abundant, orange red flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

BOTANICAL DESIGNATION

Rosa hybrid

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Poulpal058’

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2004 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpal058’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent by the following characteristics. The female seed parent and the male pollen parent have red flowers while the new variety has orange red flowers.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant orange red flowers;

2. Vigorous, but very compact growth when propagated both as a budded rose and on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpal058’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2004 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpal058’ was selected in the spring of 2005 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpal058’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2005. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpal058’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpal058’. Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 are flowers at various stages of development, flower in parts, FIG. 2 are flower buds, leaves, and stems. Plants shown are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpal058’, as observed in its growth in in a field nursery in Marion County, Oreg. Observed plants are 2 years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulgrad’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,610 are compared to ‘Poulpal058’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpal058’ ‘Poulgrad’ Petal Count 50 to 60 25 to 30 Flower Diameter 70 mm 55 mm General Tonality Red Group 40A Red Group 53A-46A of Flower Color

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 25 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 15 mm. Bud form:             Urceolate. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Orange-Red             Group N34A and Red Group 50B. Sepal inner surface: Color:             Greyed-Orange Group 175A. Surface: Smooth and pubescent.             Sepal outer surface: Color: Greyed-Purple Group 183A with             intonations of Yellow-Green Group 144A. Texture: Smooth.             Sepal Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with             receptacle. Sepal Margin: Margins have weak moderate             foliaceous appendages on three of the five sepals. Sepal             size: 30 mm long by 10 mm wide. Receptacle: Texture: Smooth.             Size: 9 mm in height by 8 mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group             144A. Anthocyanic pigments the color of Greyed-Orange Group             176B observed. Shape: Campanulate. Pedicel: Surface: Smooth.             Length: 40 mm. Diameter: 3 mm on average. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Anthocyanic pigments the color of             Greyed-Orange Group 176B observed. Strength: Strong.             Peduncle: Length: 30 to 80 mm. Texture: Small prickles.             Diameter: 4 mm. Color: Greyed-Purple Group 183B.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of             about 15 flower buds per stem, resembling a corymb.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Light floral scent. Duration: The             blooms have a duration on the plant of approximately 7 to 10             days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have             fully matured. Size: Flower diameter is 70 mm when open.             Flower depth is 30 mm. Flower shape: General shape is a             rosette. Shape of flower, side view: The upper portion is             flat. Underneath is a flattened convex.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 50 to 60             petals total, 7 of which are petaloids.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red Group 40A.         -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer and inner petals Upper             surface: Red Group 40A. Lower surface: Red Group 52A,             splashed with White Group N155D. After opening, outer petals             Upper surface: Red Group 40A. Lower surface: Red Group 52A,             splashed with Red Group 52B. After opening, inner petals:             Upper surface: Orange-Red Group 43A. Lower surface: Red             Group 52A, splashed with Red Group 52B.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Moderate to strong reflex. Lateral             fold. Margin: Entire and uniform. Moderate undulations of             margin observed. Shape: Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape:             Acute. Size: 38 mm (l) 32 mm (w). Texture: Smooth.             Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Size: 25 mm (l) by 15 mm (w). Quantity: About 7.             Shape: Crescent shaped. Color: Red Group 52A underneath, Red             Group 40A above. Yellow Group 2B at the base of the upper             side.         -   Reproductive organs.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers: Size: 3             mm in length. Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 162B. Quantity: 30             on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow Group 9C with             intonations of Red Group 42D. Length: 5 mm. Pistils: Length:             5 mm. Quantity: 20 on average. Stigmas: Color: Yellow-Green             Group 145D. Styles: Color: Yellow-Green Group 145D. Location             of stigmas: Level relative to the length of the filaments             and the height of the anthers. Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are 40 cm in height,             and 40 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 146B with             strong intonations of Greyed-Red Group 178A. Mature growth:             Yellow-Green Group 146B. Length: On average, canes are 15 cm             from the base of the plant to the flowering portion.             Diameter: 9 mm. Internodes: On mature canes, there is an             average distance of 32 mm between nodes. Surface Texture:             Young wood: Small prickles. Older wood: Small prickles.         -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 12 prickles per 10 cm of stem.             Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 9 mm.             Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.             Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Mature             prickles: Yellow-Green Group 144C.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 130 mm (l)×90 (w). Quantity: 3             leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Color of juvenile             foliage: Upper side: Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Lower side:             Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Color of mature foliage: Upper             side: Yellow-Green Group 147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green             Group 146A.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 25 mm in length.             Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly broad             based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely             serrated. Color: Yellow-Green Group 146B. Petiole: Length:             25 mm. Diameter: 1 to 2 mm. Upper surface: Color:             Yellow-Green Group 146B with intonations of Greyed-Red Group             182B. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Rachis:             Length: 50 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 146B             with intonations of Greyed-Red Group 182B. Lower surface:             Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Leaflet: Quantity: Normal             number of leaflets leaves in middle of the stem is 5             leaflets. Margins: Serrated. Size: Average size of the             terminal leaflet on normal leaves is 42 mm in length by 31             mm wide. Shape: Generally rounded. Base: Rounded. Apex:             Mucronate. Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement:             Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: Glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery and             downy mildew, rust, black spot, and Botrytis under normal             growing conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Compact Floribunda rose class named ‘Poulpal058’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant orange red flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 